If you’re having trouble planning a romantic night out for Valentine’s Day, Netflix has some news that might persuade you to stay in tomorrow. On February 14, the streaming platform will release a new stand-up special from Chris Rock, his first in 10 years.

Netflix will never tell us how any of its content is performing, but it has to be aware that some people out there will eventually lose their taste for sinking into the couch and watching the same thing for 15 hours every day. Now, in what seems to be an acknowledgement that there may be valid content distribution…

Last week, former Community writer Megan Ganz engaged in an online dialogue with her old boss, Dan Harmon, about the ways he “treated [her] like garbage” and “crossed lines” when they worked together. At the time, Ganz said she wasn’t ready to accept Harmon’s apology, and he offered to do anything he could to make it…

As 2017 draws to a close and hope for a fresh start hums in the background of our pop-cultural consciousness, we regret to inform you that the #Meninists are at it again. Rolling Stone reports that one particularly well-adjusted man by the name of George St. George has sued comedian Iliza Shlesinger for denying him…

Just to be clear: You weren’t hallucinating. (Or maybe you were, but it had nothing to do with the headline of this post.) Dave Chappelle did already announce one new comedy special, Equanimity, scheduled to appear on Netflix on New Year’s Eve. But today the streaming service revealed that after that first…

While some people may be satisfied with year-end lists consisting of 10 or even 20 entries— some of which are great and you should definitely go read them —others, like comedian Zach Broussard, set their sights a little higher. For the past four years, the L.A.-based comedian has been constructing his definitive list…

Above is a picture of the eldest son of the 45th president celebrating his 40th birthday with a large cookie. Standing alongside him is notable Twitter funnyman Ted Cruz, who perhaps cajoled the scion into actively opting to share the photo on Instagram, where it would presumably be met by the president’s fans with…

Vindication is bittersweet for Tig Notaro. That much was clear yesterday, when Notaro was asked about her former collaborator Louis CK’s sexual misconduct at Vulture Festival LA. Notaro publicly distanced herself from CK months before his public reckoning, calling for CK to “handle” what were then “rumors” about him…

Jon Stewart got defensive when asked about what were then rumors of sexual misconduct by his friend Louis CK last year, but now that those same rumors have been put on the record in The New York Times (and confirmed by CK himself), he can no longer say he hasn’t heard about them. Stewart was on the Today show today…

In case you’ve been living in blissful ignorance, last week The New York Times published an expose putting long-rumored allegations against comedian Louis CK, namely his habit of forcing female colleagues to watch him masturbate, on the record. According to the article, one of the reasons these allegations—which CK…

Following up on a tweet promising to discuss the issue more on his show and “not [on] a shitty platform like Twitter,” on today’s episode of WTF,Marc Maron discussed the sexual misconduct charges against his friend Louis CK at length. Maron and CK have had a rocky relationship over the years—an early episode of WTF…

After years of open secrets and whispered rumors about comedian Louis CK’s alleged habit of cornering women and forcing them to watch him masturbate, five women have gone on the record in a New York Times story that’s been anticipated since CK canceled the New York premiere of his new film I Love You, Daddy earlier…

After multiple investigations exposed Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long history of sexual assault and harassment, folks in and out of the entertainment industry noted that the disgusting revelations were likely just the tip of the abuse iceberg. Following reports that former Amazon exec Roy Price harassed a TV producer,…

There’s no better standup working today than Patton Oswalt, his observational skills turning anecdotes into painfully funny short stories, and insults into dizzyingly nimble tirades. For the first 35 minutes of his new Netflix special, Patton Oswalt: Annihilation, Oswalt is the comic we expect, even as his elaborately…

Let the comedy world take due note: Harvey Weinstein jokes are not exactly panning out. As horrific allegations of decades of sexual assault continue to unveil a vast system of corruption and complicit silence surrounding the Hollywood mogul, a few brave funnymen have stepped forward to offer some yucks around the…

Don’t be fooled by the name: Self-described “punk Vegas Americana” musical duo Nancy And Beth has neither a Nancy nor a Beth in its roster. Instead, the core duo is made up of musician and comedian Megan Mullally and musician and actressStephanie Hunt, with a backing band made up of true-blue Austin weirdoes for…

Ralphie May, the Tennessee-born, Arkansas-raised stand-up comedian who became famous as a finalist on Last Comic Standing, has died. May’s manager Julie Marmel confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter, saying his body was found earlier today at a private residence in Las Vegas. May had been battling pneumonia for…

“My family, we came to this country illegally fair and square,” Felipe Esparza declares. The crowd erupts into laughter and applause. He then explains that despite living in America for 35 years, his parents still can’t speak English. “I’m like, ‘Deport these motherfuckers.’ You can’t say ‘Cheesecake Factory’? Get the…